First of many days in Romny

We had a quiet day today.  We finally went and met the Fox family.  There is Mom and Dad and three children ages 6, 4, and 2.  It was fun to finally get to meet them after several months of "talking" on Facebook.  They unfortunately have to move out of their current small apartment this weekend, so they went to look at a new place today, and we went with them.  Then the Dad and I went to get a few things for lunch, and we shared lunch together.  It was a lot of fun.  I think they are pretty brave being here with little kids.  They are staying the entire time, without returning home, so they will be here a couple of months or longer.  We went up,to see Julia, but she had plans to go,out with her friends, so they all walked us back to the hotel and continued on their way.  Libby and I went for a walk in the brisk air - it was only about 45 today, but had a cold wind blowing so it felt colder.  Forecast is 40s and 30s for the foreseeable future.  We upgraded our clothes washing technique.  The Foxes loaned us a small wash tub, so we set it in the shower to wash, rinsed in the sink, and hung the clothes on my rope strung across the room.  Now the problem is that it is so cool, nothing is drying very well.  The Internet connection is painfully slow, so we have not been able to communicate very well with family, so we are feeling cut off.  I may roam around the building tomorrow and see if I can find some better spots than our room.

The new washing machine.